A view model or viewpoints framework in systems engineering, software engineering, and enterprise engineering is a framework which defines a coherent set of views to be used in the construction of a s
Simplified illustration of the Zachman Framework with an explanation of the rows. The original framework is more advanced, see for an example here.
The RM-ODP view model, which provides five generic and complementary viewpoints on the system and its environment
DoDAF linkages among views
Federal Enterprise Architecture levels and attributes
The Department of Defense Architecture Framework is an architecture framework for the United States Department of Defense that provides visualization infrastructure for specific stakeholders concerns
View model
…aspect of the system. Examples of architecture frameworks using multiple views include Kruchten's "4+1" view model, the Zachman Framework, TOGAF, DoDAF, and RM-ODP. In the 1970s, methods began to appear in software engineering for modeling with multiple views. Douglas T. Ross and K.E. Schoman in 1977…
DoD Architecture Framework v1.5.
DoDAF Architecture Framework Version 2.0
Evolution of the DoDAF since the 1990s. The DoDAF V2.0 was released in May, 2009.
Capabilities Described with Architectures